The New Female Filmmakers Laboratory, organized by DETOUR and Montevideo Audiovisual in collaboration with AUSTRALAB, targets emerging Uruguayan female directors working on their first or second feature film. Projects can be fiction, documentary, or hybrid, but must be directed exclusively by women. The laboratory offers personalized mentorship, masterclasses, and opportunities to advance selected projects. It will take place from October 7 to 19, 2025, in a hybrid format with virtual and in-person sessions, and attendance at in-person meetings is mandatory. Participation is free, with up to six projects selected. Prizes include participation at Tres Puertos 2026 and an artistic residency at Villa Soriano. Applicants must be Uruguayan female directors with no more than one feature film directed and have a project in development with a written treatment. The call encourages the growth of female authors in national cinema.
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Montevideo Cine LAB - New Female Filmmakers
ESTELAB-Crea is a residency designed to enhance the narrative coherence and creative aspects of feature film projects in development. Participants will work on reviewing and rewriting key components of their projects, such as the intention note, storyline, synopsis, treatment, and script, with the support of high-level advisors. The residency is conducted in a hybrid format, starting with a virtual diagnostic phase, followed by a creative exploration phase in person, and concluding with a virtual follow-up session.
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ESTELAB CREA
The Cine Horizontes screenwriting residency in Marseille invites screenwriters, dialoguers, and directors from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries living in Europe to submit feature-length projects, either fiction or documentary. Projects must be original, unpublished, and free of producer commitments; adaptations must have rights acquisition proof.
The residency runs from September 26 to October 17, 2025, offering accommodation, a stipend of approximately €1,000, and up to €400 travel reimbursement. The winner will present their project at the Marseille Spanish Film Festival and participate in professional meetings.
Applicants must send their project in PDF format by email and post by June 14, 2025. Selection focuses on originality and narrative quality. Only one project per applicant is allowed. The winner must commit to residing in Marseille during the residency.
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Cine Horizontes - Screenwriting Residency
The 24 Risas por Segundo International Comedy Film Festival and Escribe Cine invite Mexican screenwriters to submit original comedy scripts, regardless of experience or residence. Submissions can be short films (max. 15 pages) or feature-length (max. 100 pages). Free registration runs from April 23 to 30, 2025; afterwards, a fee applies. The submission deadline is June 20, 2025. Winners will be announced on August 2, 2025. Selected projects receive mentoring, workshops, and awards for the best scripts. Participants must send two PDFs: the script (anonymous) and another with personal info, synopsis, biography, and legal documents.
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National Comedy Screenwriting Contest
Terra#LAB, organized by the Novos Cinemas Festival in Pontevedra, is a development lab for emerging filmmakers with first or second feature projects in writing, development, or pre-production stages. The call is open internationally, selecting at least seven projects, prioritizing Galician works and ensuring at least 50% female authorship.
The lab offers personalized mentoring, professionalization tools, project promotion, and a travel grant. Terra#LAB will take place from December 8 to 12, 2025, in Pontevedra, Galicia.
Projects should be fiction or documentary feature films in advanced development, without production started. Originality, artistic quality, and viability are key evaluation criteria. Participation requires acceptance of the rules and the commitment to include the Terra#LAB logo in the credits if the project is completed.
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TERRA#LAB
